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The Lightning ChainThe road I'm On Listen and Download
  1. The Road I'm On
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So this is the road I’m on.  

It winds to the horizon, and continues through to tomorrow……

Take the road I walk on
Take the seasons that have gone
Take the anchors I lost at sea
Take the storms that live in me

Take the words I could not say
The meaning I can’t convey
Take the burdens from my heart
Take the sorrows from the start

Take the places that I’ve been
Take the tattoos off my skin
Take the lanterns down the trails
Find the truth inside the tales

Take the shadows from my eyes
Take the sun that lights up the skies
Take the memories I can’t replay
and let them all just fade away

Take the harness holding me
Take the reins and set me free
Take the chilling winds away
Take me home again I pray

Take the rainbows from my smile
And hide them in your heart awhile
Take the comforts I push away
And bring me solace everyday

Take the shadows from my eyes
And take the sun up there in the skies
Take the memories I can’t replay
And let them all just fade away

Take the harness holding me
Take the reins and set me free
Take the chilling winds away
And Take me home again I pray

Take the rainbows from the skies
I’ll hold them in my heart awhile
Take the comforts I pushed away
And bring me solace everyday

Let em' fade away

Lyrics by Brenda Bennett
Music by J.Knutson


The Lightning ChainThe Lightning Chain
Tracklist
  1. Always Somewhere Else
  2. Questions* (S.Stills)
  3. Behind The Walls
  4. The Comeback Trail
  5. The Space Between Us
  6. Out In The Cold
  7. I Shall Be Released* (B. Dylan)
  8. The Lightning Chain
  9. Marie Is There
  10. Rain, No Rain
  11. Step Into The Fire
  12. Soul Cleanse Aberdeen
  13. The Confluence
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The Lightning ChainThe Lightning Chain Guests:

Peter Lepine - harmonica #6, bass #9, bg vocals #6,9
Neal Homulos - drums, percussion #2,3,4,6,9,11
Peter Ohrnberger - keyboards
Dan Fung - keyboards
Leanne Graber - bg vocals #9

J. - acoustic and electric guitars, bass, keyboards, programming, percussion and vocals

*This album is meant to run congruently, and flow as one conceptual story. The Intros and songs are indexed for identification and individual access purposes. It runs a little over 38 minutes, and is fun to listen to on headphones, so please sit back, relax and ride The Lightning Chain.

All songs ©2023 Canoesongs

Thank you to the wonderful musicians I’ve had the pleasure of working with over the years, I missed you all during the Covid lockdown, but did get a few songs out of it.
Thanks to Anna Kraus for helping to co-ordinate this project, and making it so that I could get it out to you.


The Lightning ChainEnter the Woods
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  1. Bright Star of Belle Isle
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  2. The Man With The Star
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  3. Sunny Day Freedom Smile / 90 Degrees In The Shade
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  4. Ring Some Changes
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  5. Creating Consent
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  1. John Goodman
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  2. From Glace Bay
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  3. Calling Me
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  4. Lost On The 401
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  5. Oh Rhealle
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The Lightning ChainEnter the Woods This album was recorded “live off the floor” in March 2023 at The IsoNest, North Vancouver.
It includes a few wee tics, pops and hisses that a “live” recording can reveal. I didn’t want to compromise the feel to edit out any small glitch.
It’s just a few microphones, a voice and an acoustic guitar,
The way these tunes were conceived.
I’ve played many of these songs over the years in various bands with different arrangements and recordings, but this is back to the Woods!

Cover photo taken by: Steve Kazemir
*Bright Star Of Belle Isle is a traditional Irish/Canadian lyric, I wrote the music.
*Ring Some Changes was written by Richard Thompson
I wrote the rest. Hope you enjoy them.
Cheers, J.

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